Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-20
THAT CORNER R-STONE.
TIE BEGINNING OF THE MONUMENT
TO GENERAL B. Z. LEE.
Grand Lodge Invited TO 0ficiate-Gen-
eral Bsauregard as Chief Mar
shall Of the Parade.


Camp that General Beauregard should
be the chief marshal of the parade or
October 18th, Governor Lee, president
of the association, yesterday wrote to
the General informing him that he had
been selected and asking his accept
aDce.
General Beauregardis now resident
of New Orleans. He was great favor
ite here all during the war, and almost
as many babies were named after him
as after Lee. His name is imperishably
associated with the first Manassas cam
paign, and, after having done excellent
service in other fields, he returned to
Virginia in 1864, and his troops, among
them the Blues, coming here from
South Carolina and falling upon the
enemy on the turnpike between Rich
mond and Petersburg, helped to win
the battle that goes by the general
name of Drewry's Bluff.
There are thousands of his old Off
GERS and soldiers who will welcome
General Beauregard to Richmond.
THE CORNERSTONE.
Governor Lee yesterday wrote let
ter to Grand Master William +. Drink
ard, requesting that the Grand Lodge
of Masons lay the cornerstone Of the
monument with the ceremonies usual
with the order.
1t is not doubted that some OF the
enterprising quarrymen of this neigh
borhood will give the granite block for
the cornerstone, and some OF the
members of Lee Camp who are practi-
teal stone.cutters will cut the block
into shape
SOLDIERS QUARTERS.
The Military Committee will not be
able, with anything like the means at
their command, to procure a sufficient
number of tsto quarterall the visiting
troops, and therefore they are forced to
look about them for vacant holses to
he used as barracks.
Large houses are what they want.
PUBLIC INTEREST.
From letters received by General
John II. Cooke, chairman of the Com
mittee on Arrangements, and from the
notices of the southern press, the lay
ing of the cornerstone of this monu-
ment to Lee is regarded with great
interest.
There is certain to be a great crowd
here.
Cur duty is to prepare for them.
THE INVITATION TO THE CORNERSTONE
LAYING.
The Committee on Invitation aud
Reception have arranged the following
form Of invitation to the cornerstone
laying:
The II. i. Lee Camp, No. |, Confed-
crate Veterans, ut the request of the
Monument Association, will cele-
bratc the laying Of the cornerstone OF
n monument to General II. T.. Lee at
Richmond, Va, October %, 1887.
We respectfully invite you to be
present as our honorary guest on that
occasion, and tender you the hospitali-
ties of our citizens.
FTzHUGH LEE,
President Lee Monument Association.
e. 4. Roh0HaoH, Secretary Commit
mittoe on Invitation and Reception.
T.. ID. STAEKE,
PEYTON WISE,
WILLIAM LOyENsTEIN,
j. ". WHITE,
FRANK ". CUSNISGHAM,
II. G. WmIING.
W. =. SMITH,
". Z. GATEwoOD,
!. TAYLOR SrRArrOv.
Committee on Invitation and Recep-
ton.
1t is intended that the head ami bust
of General j.. T.. Lee shall ornament
the top of the invitation. The work
will be done by an engrayor and the
details as to further ornamentation OF
style will be left to his Judgment.
INVITED GUESTS.
The LIST of honorary guests has not
yet been completed. twill be headed
by Members of General Lees family y
his two sons and two daughters. Next
will follow the President of the Unitcl
States and the members of his Cabinet.
the Governors Of all the States, and
the surviving officers Of the Army of
Northern Virginia. This is as far rs
the sthas been prepared.